Garbage disposal device



Jan. 24, 1967 c. M. WRIGHT GARBAGE DISPOSAL DEVICE Filed March 22, 1965JNVENTOR.

0/4/9455 /7. mam/r if iuxi United States Patent Ofitice 3,300,083Patented Jan. 24, 1967 3,300,083 GARBAGE DISPOSAL DEVICE Charles MelvinWright, 17 Rochelle Place, Staten Island, N.Y. 10312 Filed Mar. 22,1965, Ser. No. 441,432 Claims. (Cl. 220-65) My invention is directedtoward a new and improved device for disposing of garbage.

It is an object of my invention to provide a new and improved device ofthe character indicated which employs a disposable container.

Another object is to provide a new and improved device of the characterindicated employing a disposable container in the form of an empty(used) cardboard milk carton.

Still another object is to provide a new and improved device of thecharacter indicated which can be manufactured easily and inexpensively.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of myinvention will now be explained with reference to the accompanyingdrawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one form of my invention in operativeuse.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another form of my invention with thecover of the inventive device in lowered or closed position.

FIG. 2a is a side view of the upper portion of the device of FIG. 2 withits cover in raised or open position.

FIG. 3 is a side cross sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 1looking in the direction of the arrows.

FIG. 4 is a side cross sectional view of still another form of myinvention.

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary cross sectional view of even still another formof my invention.

Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 3, there is shown a plastic hollowrectangular container having a cover 12 pivoted or hinged at one end tothe open top whereby the cover can be opened or closed at will throughuse of knob 14 on top of the cover. When cover 12 is open, a used emptyhalf gallon cardboard milk carton 16 is placed therein. (The top of thiscarton is open.) Container 10 can then be placed on top of a work table18 having a sink 20. Garbage can then be scraped by a knife 22 off aplate 24 into the carton. When the carton is filled with garbage, it canbe removed from the container and disposed of while an empty carton isplaced in the container.

FIGS. 2 and 2a show a modification wherein the front panel of container110 is cut down lower than its back panel to provide exposure of andimproved access to the upper front edge or lip of enclosed carton 116for easier scraping of garbage directly into the carton. Cover 112 ismade correspondingly deeper in front than in back.

FIG. 4 shows a modification wherein first and second members 50 and 52pivotally secured to each other at adjoining ends as shown at 54 restinside the top open end of container 210. Member 50 is provided with alongitudinal slot 56 which rides on a pin 58 extending horizontally fromthe inner wall of the container. A fibrous sheet 60 is secured to thetop of side of member 50. Another fibrous sheet 62 is secured to the topside of member 52. A flexible tab 64 connects the underside of cover 212to the free end of member 52 whereby When the cover is lifted, members50 and 52 are lifted to the position shown in FIG. 4 in solid line andwhen the cover is close-d, the members are lowered to the position shownin dotted line. When cover 212 is opened the sheets 60 and 62 define aconverging or funnel-like entry passage for garbage into carton 216within container 210. The bottom panel of the container may be hingedand detachably latched to the side panels to allow easy insertion of anempty canton 216 into the container and easy removal of a garbage-filledcarton from it without interference with the linkage or mechanism onwhich sheets 60 and 62 are mounted.

FIG. 5 shows a modification wherein cover 312 has a slot 70 and avertical member 72 slidable in the slot and mounted in a horizontal slot74 in a horizontal support member 76 depending from the bottom side ofcover 12. When the enclosed carton 316 (not shown) is empty, member 72is positioned below slot 70. When the carton is full or ready to beemptied, the bottom of member 72 rests on garbage and is raised until aportion of member 72 extends above slot 70 and displays the legend Timeto Dump Out whereby the garbage-filled disposable carton should beremoved.

While I have described my invention with particular reference to thedrawings, my protection is to be limited only by the terms of the claimswhich follow.

I claim:

1. A device for disposing of garbage comprising (1) a hollow rectangularcontainer open at one end and including a front panel and a back panelwith the front panel being appreciably lower than the back panel at saidopen end and further including side panels sloping upwardly, at theirupper edges, from the front panel to the back panel, (2) a cover hingedto said container at the open end thereof in such manner that the covercan be moved into and out of open and closed positions, and (3) acartonhollow and open at one end placed removably in said container, the openend of said carton being positioned adjacent but below said cover withthe edge of the carton whereat its open end is defined being higher thanthe edge of the front panel of said container at the open end of saidcontainer.

2. A device according to claim 1 in which said carton is an empty, usedmilk carton.

3. A device for disposing of garbage comprising (1) a hollow rectangularcontainer open at at least one end, (2) a cover hinged to said containerat the open end thereof in such manner that the cover can be moved intoand out of open and closed positions, (3) a carton hollow and open atone end placed removably in said container, the open end of said cartonbeing positioned adjacent but below said cover with the edge of saidcarton whereat its open end is defined being at substantially the sameheight as the edge of the open end of said container whereat said coveris hinged to the container, and (4) funnel means hinged to the inside ofsaid container and the underside of said cover and adapted to assume anextended, operative position at least partly outside said container todirect garbage into said canton when said cover is moved into openposition and a closed inoperative position essentially wholly withinsaid container when said cover is moved into closed position.

4. A device for disposing of garbage comprising (1) a hollow containeropen at one end, (2) a cover hinged to said container at the open endthereof in such manner that the cover can be moved into and out of openand closed positions, (3) a carton hollow and open at one end placedremovably in said container, the open end of said carton beingpositioned adjacent but 'below said cover with the edge of said cartonwhereat its open end is defined being at substantially the same heightas the edge of the open end of said container whereat said cover ishinged to the container, and (4) means for indicating when said cartonis substantially filled with garbage comprising an element mounted withrespect to said cover to be freely movable vertically through said coverfor a limited length of travel and having an upper end and a lower end,the lower end of said element being at a level within said carton atleast somewhat below the edge of the open end of the carton when saidcover is closed and the element is at the lower limit of its travelthrough the cover, and the element accordingly being raised through thecover as an indicator by its lower end bearing upon garbage within saidcarton when the carton is filled with garbage to a level closelyapproaching that of its open end.

5. A device for disposing of garbage comprising (1) a hollow containeropen at one end, (2) a cover hinged to said container at the open endthereof in such manner that the cover can be moved into and out of openand closed positions and said cover being characterized by athrough-going slot, (3) a carton hollow and open at one end placedremovably in said container, the open end of said carton beingpositioned adjacent but below said cover with the edge of said cartonwhereat its open end is defined being at substantially the same heightas the edge of the open end of said container whereat said cover ishinged to the container, (4) a horizontal member secured to theunderside of said cover and being characterized by a through-going slotaligned with the slot in the cover, and (5) a vertical member held insaid horizontal member and slidable iii the slot therein and alignedwith the slot in said cover, said vertical member having a firstposition substantially entirely below the slot in said cover and asecond position in which at least a noticeable portion of it extendsupwardly through the cover slot, and said vertical member being disposedto be raised from its first position to its second position by 'beingborne upon at its lower end by garbage within said carton within saidcontainer.

References fitted by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS THERON E.CONDON, Primary Examiner.

' J. B. MARBERT, Assistant Examiner.

1. A DEVICE FOR DISPOSING OF GARBAGE COMPRISING (1) A HOLLOW RECTANGULARCONTAINER OPEN AT ONE END AND INCLUDING A FRONT PANEL AND A BACK PANELWITH THE FRONT PANEL BEING APPRECIABLY LOWER THAN THE BACK PANEL AT SAIDOPEN END AND FURTHER INCLUDING SIDE PANELS SLOPING UPWARDLY, AT THEIRUPPER EDGES, FROM THE FRONT PANEL TO THE BACK PANEL, (2) A COVER HINGEDTO SAID CONTAINER AT THE OPEN END THEREOF IN SUCH MANNER THAT THE COVERCAM BE REMOVED INTO AND OUT OF OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS, AND (3) ACARTON HOLLOW AND OPEN AT ONE END PLACED REMOVABLY IN SAID CONTAINER,THE OPEN END OFF SAID CARTON BEING POSITIONED ADJACENT BUT BELOW SAIDCOVER WITH THE EDGE OF THE CARTON WHEREAT ITS OPEN END IS DEFINED BEINGHIGHER THAN THE EDGE OF THE FRONT PANEL OF SAID CONTAINER AT THE OPENEND OF SAID CONTAINER.